Paul Godfrey had to go

Congratulations to Kathleen Wynne, the progressives on city council and Andrea Horwath who all were looking out for the interests of the people and their neighbourhoods.

Of course Paul Godfrey had to go. Look at what he was trying to do with the OLG. Pushing an unwanted casino into anybody’s neighbourhood — except his own. Handing over the ownership of the lotteries to private interests would mean that the province would get far less money from lottery sales. Taking lottery sales from corner stores and giving them to big box store operators would take money out of neighbourhoods and send it to the U.S. Giving Toronto a better percentage deal than other communities would be a horrible precedent. Destroying the horse-racing industry was wrong.

It is a good thing the OLG board of directors resigned. They apparently forgot they were supposed to be directors, not just rubber stamps for the chairman and his corporate friends. They should have been concerned about the consequences of this reckless expansion.